Character (album)

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Character
Character cover
normal CD cover
Studio album by Dark Tranquillity
Released January 24, 2005
Recorded February/March 2004 at Studio Fredman, The Room and Rogue Music
Genre Melodic death metal
Length 48:35
Language English
Label Century Media Records
Producer Dark Tranquillity
Professional reviews
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Lost to Apathy
(2004)
Character
(2005)
Fiction
(2007)
Digipak edition
Digipak edition cover
Digipak edition cover
LP edition
LP edition cover
LP edition cover

Character is the seventh studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity. The album was first released in January 24, 2005 through Century Media Records. The corresponding single, "Lost to Apathy" was previously featured on the Lost to Apathy EP, their first EP released in nearly ten years.

The enhanced cd and digipak editions of the album include the video clip for the single "Lost to Apathy". A music video was also made for "The New Build". The album was also released as an LP with different cover art.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The New Build" – 4:08
  2. "Through Smudged Lenses" – 4:14
  3. "Out of Nothing" – 3:54
  4. "The Endless Feed" – 4:46
  5. "Lost to Apathy" – 4:38
  6. "Mind Matters" – 3:32
  7. "One Thought" – 4:09
  8. "Dry Run" – 4:09
  9. "Am I 1?" – 4:31
  10. "Senses Tied" – 4:05
  11. "My Negation" – 6:29

[edit] Digipak edition

There is a second CD included with the digipak. It includes the following tracks:

  1. "Lost to Apathy" (video clip) – 4:01
  2. "Damage Done" (live in Korea) – 3:41
  3. "The Wonders at Your Feet" (live in Korea) – 3:05
  4. "Final Resistance" (live in Korea) – 3:11
  5. "The Treason Wall" (live in Korea) – 3:43
  • Track 1 is the music video version of the song. Tracks 2–5 were recorded live at the Busan Rock Festival in 2004 in Korea.

[edit] Japanese version

The Japanese version of the album contains two bonus tracks previously released on the Lost to Apathy EP:

  1. "Derivation TNB" – 3:25
  2. "Endless Feed" (Chaos Seed Remix) – 3:56

[edit] Credits

Musicians

Album production

Other credits

  • Album artwork and design by Cabin Fever Media
  • Live photos appearing on album artwork by Diana van Tankeren
  • Music videos for "Lost to Apathy and "The New Build" directed by Roger Johansson and Alex Hansson for Bobby Works AB
  • Music videos for "Lost to Apathy and "The New Build" produced by Roger Johansson

[edit] Chart entries

  • Swedish Metal Charts: 1
  • Swedish Album Charts: 3
  • German Album Charts: 83
  • Italian Album Charts: 57
  • Finnish Album Charts: 30 [1]
  • Greek Metal Charts: 1
  • UK Rock Charts: 39
  • Top Heatseekers: 45[2]

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